Silo-feeder.



J. J. KENNEL.

SILO EEEDEE.

APPLIOATIO N FILED MAY 11, 1908.

Patnted July 5, 1910.

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JOHN J. KENNEL, OF TBENTON, OHIO.

SEQ-FEEDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 5, 1916.

Application filed May 11, 1908. SerialNo. 432,033.

lage in silos, will be readily understood from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing; 1 in which Figure '1 is asideelevation of jmy 'im proved silo feeder theupper po'rtioni of the S110 appearing in vertical'seetion in the plane of 'line b ofFig. 2: Fig, 2a horizontal section of the feeder inthe plane of line a of contact with the under surface of the Figs. 1 and 3: and F ig; 3a vertical section of the feeder in the plane of line b of Fig. 2.

Inthe drawing -1, indicates: the upper portion of the silo": 2, its roof: .3, supporting timbers at the top ofthe silo: 4, a horizontal .plate secured to these timbers and having a arge circular opening at substantially'the center of the silo, the plate forming a trackway around the opening 5, a collar disposed within and mounted for free rotation with- .inthe opening of the'plate: 6, a'series of anti-friction wheels carried by the exterior {of the collar, above the plate, and having their lower peripheries engaging down- 'wardly upon the plate as a'tr'acki 7, -a pipe elbow having its upper end secured to the collar, the outer, end of the elbow being curved away from a plane radial to the'center of the collar in such manner that the outward discharge from the-elbow will be tangential to afcl'rcle struck from the center of the collar: 8, the discharge end of the elbow: 9, a susilo and the upper end of the elbow, this sup'plypipe being merely typical of means for bringing the ensilage to the elbow: 10, a series of antrfriction wheels 'carried'by the collar below" and free from the plate but adapted to mlake ate in case of any material tippin of the e bow and collar: and 11, diagonal races having their lower ends secured to the plate and their upper ends secured to the roof of the silo: 12, a brake collar fast with the elbow 13, a spring-pressed brake adapted to make contact with the brake collar and prevent lypipe supported at the top of the avlng its inner end discharging into the rotation of the elbow: and.14, a connection from the brake to 'a point outside the silo where it may conveniently be reached by V 7 hand in applying or releasing'the brake.

In caset'he ensilage is brought to' the silo by means of an air blastthrough the supply pipe 9, as will generally be the case, the ensilage becomes spouted out o-fthe'open end ofthe elbow and, by reason-of the tangential direction of the discharge, the elbow sweeps around in acircular path and distributesthe ensilage uniformly around in the outer portions of the silo, and, as the filling proceeds,

ensilage flows inwardly when the angle of repose 1s reached. By this means there is a uniform and proper distribution of the ensilage the silo without the necessity of having a man inside the $110. In some cases the air blast may been the feeder while en silage is not'being supplied and,in's uch case,

it is not desirable that the elbow be. in idle rotation. Again, it is desirable under some circumstai'rces to especially direct the flow of I ensilage to someparticular-spot in the circumference ofthe silo or, in other-words, to

temporarily, arrest the circular distribution of the ensilage. Ins'uch case the brake may be applied to the '.elbow,,- whereupon the elbow ceasesits rotary motion." The brake collar 12 is inerelya convenient construction for getting asurface for the application of the brake, and it will of course be understood I clain1:. i V v silo feeder coinprising, a track fixedly secured at the topof the S110 and having an opening at substantially the center of the. .s1lo,a;c0llar mounted for free rotation 1n said open1ng, ant1'-fr1ct1on wheels earned by,

the collar and running on the track around the opening therein, an elbow having its upper end secured to said collar and having its outer portion curved so as to effect a tan-,

gential discharge, a brake'device adapted to arrest the rotation of the elbow, means extcrior to the silo and connected with the brake to serve in controlling it, and means for delivering ensilageinto the upper end of said elbow, substantially as set forth.

- JOHN J. KENNEL.

\Vitnesses:

PAUL W. Hoovnn, Mr S. BELDEN.

that any device for arresting the. rotary lIlO- non of the elbow will answer the purposeof 1 v the pa rt-lcular construction illustrated. 

